Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
THE NEWS IN VERMONT
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.


Middiebury.
William Mcbride of New Haven, Conn
is visiting in town after an absence OF ~
years. He is now a sergeant OF police.
His brother, Frank, of Adams, Mass. Is
also here ... Messrs. John II. stewart
and Allan Calhoun are reJolclug, MT.
Stewards new heir being a boy, Whlle al
Mr.. Calhoun's it is girl...... George l.
Dimmick and John Sperry OF Cornwall,
who went out with sheep to south Amer
lea are both reported to be seriously SICK
in Rio Janerico with the yellow fever,
and if is doubtful if either one can pull
through Mrs. DR.. Sheldon is rapidly re
covering The annual field day sports
of the students of the college will begin
next Thursday and continue three days,
during which time there will be no recita-
tons. The athletic contests will take
place on the fair grounds ... George f.
Abbey, whose leg was broken, is around
again, but it will be several weeks yet
before his limb will be of much use to
him. Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Brownell re-
turned to their home in Nashua, n. H.. -.
There was a private dancing party atithe
old skating rink Wednesday evening. .....
thoroughly trimmed. $50. AT about 10
O'Clock Tuesday night a barn known as
the Bond barn and situated in the aouth-
east part of the town was burned to the
ground with its contents, and IS supposed
10 have been set on fire. There was Il
large quantity of hay and grain in the
barn. The loss is about $1,000, and 1t is
understood that there was an insurance
of 500.
The college boys will have their field
day athletic contests on Friday afternoon
of this week on the fair grounds, begin
ming at O'Clock. An admission fee of %
cents will be charged. A feature of special
interest will be "tug of war" between
the sophomore and freshman classes. :.....
A truck horse owned by William Nor
comb which was apparently all right
Sunday afternoon, died in the stable at
an early hour on Monday morning ....
The outside work on George NJ. Fletcher s
new house is drawing to completion, but 1t
will be some months yet before the
inside will be finished When completed
it will be one of the finest residences IN
Middlebury $50. There seems to be Il
good deal of dissatisfaction within the
ranks of Paramount Engine company, and
some of the members are talking seriously
of withdrawing from the company and
organizing new one ......The attendance
at market Monday was not so large as
usual, still considerable quantity of but
ter was brought in; % cents per pound
was generally paid for nice butter, but in
few cases a triile more was paid Tor
prime selections. .... Another effort is TO
be made on Saturday next to sell at auc-
Hon the machinery in the. old Cutter
Marble company's finishing shops. 1t Is
worth good money to somebody.
Swanton.
Miner, arrested here Saturday night for
bgamy, it seems used to peddle and tin
ker clocks through Northern New York
and had wives located at various points.
Ia $40 he married Saratoga girl, and
five years later married Marcia Wilson of
ChaAy, n. y, end about seven years ago
was joined in matrimony TO Putnam
maiden. 1t is rumored that there are
other wives, Miner is said to have con
siderable property and that the move
against him now was caused by son in
Saratoga who wished TO get hold OF some
of the property The Ferris residence
will be kept in the family and occupied
in the summer by NJ. G.. Ferris OF Brook
line, Mass .....Will Brooks OF Emporia,
Kansas, formerly OF this place Is East
with his new wife ...A number of wit
nesses were called to St Adams, We'd
nesday in the case of State VS. Jim Muir
ply, Jim Robinson, John Burke and JOIN.
Conway, supposed burglars. These men
were captured in Swanton July 18th and
are without doubt the men who burglar
lied in Enosburgh Falls, Richford, Cow
ansville and Stanbrldge East and other
border towns.
The fall term of court draws together
about all the legal talent in the county
though there is nothing Of an Intensely
interesting nature this term. There is a
good deal of young legal talent in this
vicinity and court time draws them here
for points if not for business. The
court house by the way is not an attrac-
tive public building even If it did cost
enough to be granite from Top to bottom.
The rooms are dreary and i'll kept, dust
he = l,Ir ~ =, - a
coat of bronze, dust hangs on the furni-
ture and great streakS Of cre0Sote ornA-
ment the plaster from stOyepipe hole TO
wainscotting. The county building is a
musty affair and the broom and the white
wash brush wouldn't hurt il a bit........
Jim Brennan the champion first DaSeman
of Vermont Is back here Tor the win
ter where he will work 1t has trade As
timer until the base ball season opens in
'SS. Jim has been down IN Massacn usett'
band returned from the Maloue far
Thursday ....... The cement is being laid
in the fountain reservoir aud IL Is expect
ed the water will be turued on ueXt week
possibly with some public demonstration.
Great interest j. taken III the work. par
ticularly by the Welden guests, and after
dinner the ladies and gentlemen OF the
house delight III moving about among the
wOrkmen and Watching the business.
The three drinking fountains, all OF
bronze, presented by the Ransom Guards
club, will prove great addition 10 the
many other Improvements. Charley
Forbes has got an awful eye on him
and there Is some inquiry as &C
who struck William Patterson $50,
The DR.. Fassett residence il undergoing
repairs. In fact there seems 10 be "A gen
eral fixing mp al over town, and the old
days OF bursting banks and financial dis
tress are III a great measure forgotten
The SOwles still !ipger, but Lawrenc'
I3rainerd is up in the doodle" reservation
and Bradley Barlow is seldom seen here
......J. W Hobart is back in the railroa'
harness again and with more to DO thar
ever .... The electric light question j
still talked about, and this modern "glim'
would make some of our highways NOR
cheerful. ... Trade is good, and car load
of potatoes are being shipped AT 10 cents
bushe.
Waterviiie.
Mrs, l.. T.. Poland is visiting friends i
Boston, Mass, -----Iuther Clatiln M
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